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Chapter 1: Q T1.2. (page 78)

Consumers Union measured the gas mileage in miles per gallon of 38 vehicles from the same model year on a special test track. The pie chart provides information about the country of manufacture of the model cars tested by Consumers Union. Based on the pie chart, we conclude

(a) Japanese cars get significantly lower gas mileage than cars from other countries.

(b) U.S. cars get significantly higher gas mileage than cars from other countries. (c) Swedish cars get gas mileages that are between those of Japanese and U.S. cars.

(d) Mercedes, Audi, Porsche, and BMW represent approximately a quarter of the cars tested.

(e) More than half of the cars in the study were from the United States.

Short Answer

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The correct option is (e) More than half of the cars in the study were from the United States.

Step by step solution

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Given Information

The figure given is

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Concept

A statistical graph or chart is a visual representation of statistical data in graphical form.

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Explanation

We can deduce from the pie graph that options more than half of the cars in the study were from the United States. Therefore, option (e) is the most appropriate conclusion.

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